Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 43—The Black Hand?!

"Teachers, may I raise the stakes in your bet?!" Qian Lingyun took a step forward amidst the astonished gazes of the others. Mu Jin, who had just turned away to silently wipe her tears, also turned her head in surprise.

"What did you say?!" Zhou Yi frowned as she looked at Qian Lingyun, who had a serious expression, seemingly surprised that a student would dare to participate in the teacher's gambling game.

"Can I raise the stakes? I can tell you're very confident in your students, Teacher Zhou, and I'm confident in myself too!" Qian Lingyun said proudly, ignoring Mu Jin's astonished gaze. "Why don't we start a game together?"

"How do you open it?" Zhou Yi asked, frowning.

"I! I will defeat your proud seeded team all by myself. If I win, you will forge a complete set of suitable soul tools for my teacher. If I fail, my ancestral Blood River Treasure will be yours!"

After saying that, Qian Lingyun took out a wooden box from her storage soul tool, which contained a soul bone that Hu Liena once owned.

Click!

Qian Lingyun slightly opened the wooden box, revealing a powerful luster inside, and sneered:

"Our bet was an additional clause to Teacher Mu's bet. If I lose, my teammate will fill in and win the match. The only thing I lose is my personal soul bone. If we win, both the prizes from my bet and Teacher Mu's bet will go to my teacher!"

"Do you dare to bet!?"

After speaking, Qian Lingyun put away her soul bone, arrogantly raised her head and lowered her eyes. At that moment, her not-so-tall figure carried an aura that looked down on everyone present.

For a moment, the air fell silent. Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao stared intently at the flamboyant girl in front of them, seemingly astonished by her arrogance, but their eyes were filled with more anger—an anger of being scorned.

"You said you could take on my whole team by yourself? What a boastful tone! Aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew?" Wang Dong put down his chopsticks, stood up, and looked at Qian Lingyun with annoyance.

"Arrogance requires skill, and I happen to have it," Qian Lingyun glanced disdainfully at the 'fusion material' and sneered, "I didn't bet with you, so why are you talking to me? If you're not satisfied, show me some real substance, and we'll have a private game! If you're too scared, then shut up!"

"Who do you think you are!" Wang Dong slammed his hand on the table, angrily pulling out a beautiful gold note from his storage soul tool, gritting his teeth as he said, "I don't have any soul bones right now, but I have plenty of gold soul coins! This is a gold note worth one million gold soul coins, do you dare to bet!?"

"Only a fool wouldn't take advantage of a chance to make money!" Qian Lingyun counted the zeros with satisfaction and asked with a smile, "What do you want to bet with me on?"

"I bet you lose! If we win, we won't take your million gold soul coins, we'll make you kowtow and apologize! Do you dare!" Wang Dong braced his arms on the table, leaned forward, and almost pressed his face against Qian Lingyun's face.

"Okay. Deal!" Qian Lingyun extended her right hand to Wang Dong, who slapped it away in annoyance, making his own hand sting.

"Teacher Zhou, what about you? Your students have already joined. Are you scared, teacher?" Qian Lingyun's aggressive attitude seemed to have angered Zhou Yi. Fan Yu, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it any longer. He stepped forward, using his height to his advantage, and coldly stared at Qian Lingyun, his lips moving as he uttered three words: "I accept!"

"Very well! In that case, we'll take our leave now. I hope you won't stand us up this afternoon."

After saying that, Qian Lingyun and Qian Renxue each took one of them and, with a combination of pushing and pulling, dragged the dumbfounded Mu Jinning out of the cafeteria.

After a long while, Mu Jin, realizing what had happened, grabbed Qian Lingyun's shoulder in astonishment and said, "Are you crazy? You bet your family heirloom with Zhou Yi. If all three of you had come at me together, that would have been fine, we could have just gambled! But why were you so impulsive? You used a soul bone of that level to bet on a soul tool, and even bet with that kid that you had to kowtow."

"I just wanted to take this opportunity to wake you up!" Qian Lingyun said bluntly, grabbing Mu Jin's sleeve. "She's married and you're still hung up on her? Can't you live without a man? Can't you be a little more sensible?"

"You heard it too, they said they're just colleagues. So why are you still so shameless? Can't you find someone better? Why are you so fixated on this one? You deserve to be a spinster at your age!"

Ning Tian: "..." She actually criticized the teacher?!

Mu Jin: "..." I'm actually being lectured by a student? And why does she act like she's been there all along!

Qian Renxue: "..." Whose identity is she using to criticize whom? Is she criticizing Teacher Mu through my mother's memories, or is she criticizing me from the perspective of the other half of me? Tsk, I have a feeling this girl is making veiled attacks!

And so, after a lecture from the relationship guru (the lone wolf), Qian Lingyun, Mu Jin successfully realized her mistake and resolutely corrected it!

Led by Mu Jin, the four knocked on Du Weilin's office door again. The tall, dark-skinned, clean-shaven Director Du Weilin looked at them suspiciously, stopped Mu Jin, and asked, "Xiao Mu, what's going on?! Why aren't you taking your lunch break? What are you doing here?"

"Director Du, we...we're planning...please help us!" Mu Jin said vaguely, leaving Du Weilun completely confused.

"Just tell me what you want, don't try to dodge the question!" Du Weilin impatiently tapped the table.

"It's about the assessment this afternoon. I'd like to ask Director Du for a favor: could you put my trump card and Zhou Yi's trump card together and let them compare?" Mu Jin said a little shyly.

"Xiao Mu! I know you and Zhou Yi have never gotten along, but at a time like this, you need to prioritize! If you try to do something underhanded at a time like this, and others find out..."

Before Du Weilun could finish his long-winded explanation, Qian Renxue was already getting impatient and interrupted, "Director Du, that's not how it is!"

"Hmm...not like that? Then what is it like?" Du Weiren paused for a moment, then asked curiously, "Then, Bai Xue, tell me what exactly happened."

"Director Du, this is the matter I initiated, so I'll explain it myself!" Qian Lingyun stepped forward and said directly, "Our class made a bet with Teacher Zhou's class!"

"A bet?!" Du Weiren's eyes darted around, clearly intrigued. He sat up slightly, looking at Qian Lingyun with a scrutinizing gaze, and spread his hands, saying, "Go ahead and say it!"

"I made a bet with Teacher Zhou that I can defeat her proud ace team all by myself! If I succeed, her husband, Teacher Fanyu, will make a set of soul tools for our Teacher Mu!"

"What if you fail?" Duvelen asked curiously.

"If I lose, I'll just have to pay with a family heirloom!" Qian Lingyun shrugged, somewhat helplessly. "After all... I can't just watch my teacher be outdone by another teacher!"

"Good heavens, they've even gambled away family heirlooms! Bai Yun, our academy forbids this..."

Before Du Weilen could finish speaking, he froze. A moment later, his expression changed, and he encouraged them, "Our college encourages all students to challenge themselves. Good luck! I believe in you all. Leave the drawing of lots to me!"

"?!" The four of them, including Mu Jin, looked at each other in surprise, seemingly astonished by Du Weilun's rapid change in attitude.

Just as Du Weiren nervously saw them off, a person suddenly appeared in the office.

Du Weilen chuckled awkwardly, "Dean Yan, I've already agreed to their request, you see..."

"I'm going to watch the match this afternoon," Yan Shaozhe yawned and chuckled. "I want to see just how capable this girl with the super-limit spirit ring really is!"

(End of this chapter)